The Cafe Calabash is unique, a throwback, the last of its kind. It’s the only joint left in the whole state where you can still legally puff a cigar, nurse a beer and snarf a burger at the same time. Read More
Think you know everything there is to know about Maine? Then you better be up to snuff with your Canada trivia, too. Read More
Essential Reads
A Bangor city councilor who started the magazine Maine Seniors recently sold his publication to Reade Brower, the owner of six of Maine’s seven daily newspapers and weekly newspapers across much of the state. Read More
If any one place is emblematic of summer in Maine, it's Acadia National Park. Read More
Two of Maine’s top three dispensers of opioid painkillers were pharmacies in Bangor between 2006 and 2012. Read More
Going out on a limb here: Donald Trump is a racist. And a sexist. And a xenophobic nationalist. Among other things. Read More
The Black Bears earned their highest poll finish in recent years after advancing to the Football Championship Subdivision national semifinals. Read More
The proposed settlement would resolve a decades-old dispute over who owns land in the heart of York. Read More
The Fickenschers were the first to try to sneak a badger by the front desk people. NOOooooooooo, I’m kidding. Noira, who is still trying to pronouce Fickenschers without growling, appears to be not all that impressed with the Duck of Justice. We get it. We want to thank Henry and… Read More
Kids need real wild things and experiences, as well as information. Read More
Summer is here. Children want to run around and play. But it’s important to know that children can get very hot very quickly and need help to stay hydrated — or know when it’s too hot to play outside. Read More
This summer will be one of learning and stretching and trying new things for my kids. But it will also be one of exploring and venturing out. Read More
